Cristiano Ronaldo won three Premier League titles with Patrice Evra at Manchester United (Image: GETTY)
At least, that’s on the football pitch.
But his former Manchester United team-mate Patrice Evra has revealed just how competitive he is away off the field.
Evra and Cristiano Ronaldo won three Premier League titles and the Champions League together under Sir Alex Ferguson with the squad forming a tight bond.
In their spare time it seems table tennis kept the players busy and after Ronaldo lost to Rio Ferdinand on one occasion, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner went to extreme lengths to ensure it didn’t happen again.
“Cristiano played ping pong against Ferdinand and Rio beat him,” Evra said.
Cristiano Ronaldo remains as competitive as ever since his Manchester United days (Image: GETTY)
He sent his cousin to buy a ping pong table, he was training two weeks at home and [then] he beat Ferdinand.
Patrice Evra on Cristiano Ronaldo
“We started screaming and he looked annoyed.
“He sent his cousin to buy a ping pong table, he was training two weeks at home and [then] he beat Ferdinand.
“That's what Cristiano is like, it does not surprise me that he wants to win more golden balls or wants to win the World Cup.”
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Patrice Evra: Cristiano Ronaldo is an 'angry man'
The Real Madrid star is still setting the world alight at 33 years of age on the biggest stage of all.
Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick against Portugal in their opening World Cup match last week, including a last-minute free-kick to rescue his country a point.
The forward will be hoping to write the headlines once again when Portugal take on Morocco tomorrow (1pm).